Black History Month

Home where Black Panther Party founded flipped

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Audit finds trouble at black sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha

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Albert Einstein passionately fought race prejudice, according to new and old docs

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Is Trayvon Martin this generation's Emmett Till?

OPINION - Trayvon Martin, not unlike Emmett Till, could potentially have a large impact on the nation's psyche...
/ March 22, 2012

Co-workers accuse black superintendent of racism

Nine employees of the Tukwila School District have filed complaints of racial discrimination against their superintendent, Ethelda Burke...
/ March 20, 2012

Why NCAA's black female ballers get better grades than guys

theGRIO REPORT - As the NCAA pushes for tougher academic standards, students will struggle to strike a balance between the…
/ March 19, 2012

High schooler told to read Langston Hughes poem 'blacker'

An African-American high school student claims he was told to read a classic Langston Hughes poem 'blacker' by his English…
/ March 18, 2012

Memphis will finally name a street after Martin Luther King Jr.

Forty-four years after Martin Luther King Jr's death there will finally be a MLK street in Memphis, Tennessee -- ironically…
/ March 15, 2012

First black Harvard alumni diploma discovered in condemned Chicago house

The diploma of the first African-American Harvard graduate has been discovered in an abandoned home on the South Side of…
/ March 15, 2012

Why are black families turning their backs on the public schools?

More recently, a growing number of black families are also turning their backs on the public school system...
/ March 15, 2012

Women's NCAA tourney teams top men in grad rates

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A new study comparing the graduation rates of the men's and women's teams in this year's…
/ March 15, 2012

2012 Florida Teacher of the Year uses music to shape students

Alvin Aureliano Davis greets more than 400 students to his band program and music classroom every day with a smile…
/ March 14, 2012

WWII African-American life photographs rescued from trash can

A Philadelphia woman found photo albums of African-American life during World War II in a trashcan...
/ March 13, 2012

Study: Tourney teams show grad rate improvement

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The graduation rate disparity between African-American and white players at schools in this year's men's NCAA…
/ March 12, 2012

Cleveland 4th graders dress up to learn about influential African-Americans

Cleveland Height Patch - As part of Black History Month, students chose one famous African-American writer, musician, athlete or activist…
/ March 9, 2012